I prefer a level fuse for trikes...

My instructor taught me a long time ago that I was the pilot ... so for takeoffs ill use a little bit of down elevator to keep the plane on the ground and allow speed to build up.... When I have enough I just ease off the down elevator and let the model rise if its a trainer or add a little bit of up elevator for symetrical airfoil wings to rotate the model... When its time to land, the model doesnt know how long the nose gear is... Your gonna touch down on the mains first anyway. Once the nose is down, you should be adding a little down elevator if you think it may be possible to be airborne again...

...just my opinion though.